Russell Lindsey’s experience at a local grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Louisville auto worker to move to Breckinridge County and start his own hog farm.
Read MoreKentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles was joined by members of the Kentucky Pork Producers Association (KPPA) as he declared October as Pork Month in Kentucky.
Read MoreIf there’s a product more authentically Kentucky than bourbon, it’s country ham. Curing-savvy European immigrants came to America with hams aboard ship, and they continued that preservation tradition long after moving into what would become the Bluegrass State.
Read MoreWhile the DeWeeses also have hill ground and various other soil types to work with, the river bottoms are tricky. Like many other row crop farmers in the far western portion of the state, the DeWeese brothers have turned to contract growing of hogs in order to diversify their operation and maximize their profit margin.
Read MoreSafe food begins with healthy animals and quality care. Animal well-being is our ethical responsibility and it’s a top focus every day on the farm.
Read MoreFarmers have utilized their offspring to carry out the work of their operations for generations. The large families of the past may have even come about, in part, because of the need for more help on the farm. But as times have changed, equipment and processes have gotten more efficient and streamlined, so more acres of row crops can be tended with fewer people.
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